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Te Atatu South Cluster
School Travel Plan 2008
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Waitakere School
Travel Plan
Prepared by:
Deb King, Auckland Transport School Travel Coordinator
November, 2011
Thank you to the following students for artwork for the travel plan:
Front Cover: Carys Chambers
Back Cover: Oliver Farley-Wilson
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Waitakere School
School Travel Plan - Table of Contents
1. Introduction _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.1 Why have a School Travel Plan? _____________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.2 TravelWise Programme Goals _______________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.3 Benefits of School Travel Plans_______________________________________________________________________________ 5
2. Travel Plan Process _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7
2.1 Defining Travel Patterns ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8
2.2 Engagement and Consultation _______________________________________________________________________________ 9
2.3 Travel Plan Development __________________________________________________________________________________ 10
3. Travel Plan Strategies ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 11
4. Education, Encouragement, Enforcement _____________________________________________________________________________ 12
5. Engineering Action Plan ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14
6. Monitoring and Evaluation __________________________________________________________________________________________ 16
7. Travel Plan Commitment ______________________________________________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Why have a School Travel Plan?
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of New Zealand children being driven to and from school. Trips to school make up
around a third of all morning peak trips in the Auckland region and just over half of these trips are made by car. As well as causing congestion, car
trips to school cause problems for the schools themselves. Traffic and parking issues, local air pollution, the risks to child pedestrians and cyclists,
and the decline in children’s health and fitness are pressing concerns for schools, parents and communities.
School Travel Planning is a process for working with schools to discover ways to achieve the TravelWise vision of making school journeys active,
social, safe and sustainable.
A School Travel Plan sets out a package of measures that will positively influence student and families’ decisions on how they travel to and from
school and in doing so reduce the use of private motor vehicles.
1.2 TravelWise Programme Goals
The long term goal of the Auckland region’s TravelWise programme is to reduce car trips to school across the region by 9 per cent over a 10-year
period by increasing the use of active, social, safe and sustainable travel choices including walking, cycling, school buses, and public transport. For
our school this translates to aiming for a 4 per cent drop in the proportion of our pupils coming to school by private car over the next eight terms. We
will work towards this goal by making it easier and safer for students to walk, cycle or bus to school; promote a ride sharing scheme, educate students
about road safety and sustainable transport issues, and by actively encouraging and promoting travel modes other than the car.
The School Travel Plan is backed by a partnership involving the school community, the Auckland Transport and Auckland Council. Other agencies
such as New Zealand Police, Sport Waitakere, also have a key role to play in contributing towards the travel plan objectives.
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1.3 Benefits of School Travel Plans
A number of benefits flow from reducing school-related car journeys and promoting active and sustainable transport including
reducing chaos at the school gate
giving a greater sense of road safety and personal safety for pupils and parents
increasing pupils’ independence and road sense
increasing the health and fitness of pupils
improving air quality
saving energy and parents, the cost of petrol
reducing local traffic and thereby creating a safer, more pleasant environment for
everyone to enjoy
reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the school’s carbon footprint.
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Nathan Templeton age 8
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2. Travel Plan Process
Waitakere School joined the TravelWise programme in February, 2011. The diagram to the right outlines the
process that Waitakere School has been working through to develop this School Travel Plan. The programme
involves ongoing action planning and monitoring following a model of continuous improvement to achieve and
maintain a change in school travel behaviour.
The TravelWise process is linked with an awards scheme comprising three achievement levels: Bronze, Silver
and Gold. Schools may gain awards (certificates, recognition and a financial support package) for making
consistent progress in developing and implementing their School Travel Plans.
By developing and agreeing to implement this School Travel Plan Waitakere School has accomplished the
TravelWise Bronze Award and is working towards achieving a Silver Award during 2012.
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2.1 Defining Travel Patterns
Baseline surveys of school students, parents and staff were undertaken in March, 2011. The surveys included questions about actual and preferred
modes of transport, reasons why various modes are used or not, and about safety issues associated with the journey to and from school.
The safety issues were examined by Auckland Transport traffic engineers and investigations carried out to see how the areas of concern could be
improved. A summary is included later along with the road crash stat’s.
The graphs below compare students actual and preferred travel modes. Further detail of the survey findings are available from Auckland Transport or
the school’s TravelWise Lead Teacher.
Actual travel modes Preferred travel modes
Other Walking &
WSB Other
2% Cycle & 4%
8% Walking & WSB
Scooter
2% 17%
All Public
Transport
14%
Cycle &
All Car Scooter
38% 21%
All Car
74% All Public
Transport
20%
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The factors that would influence the highest number of parents to allow their children to walk or cycle more are:
1. There are too many dangerous roads between home & school (42%)
2. The distance between school and home is too great (58%)
3. They lived closer (64%)
4. There were more footpaths (41%)
There are existing Walking School Buses on McEntee Rd that meets others from Northfield Rd and the Anzac Valley Rd routes. The school bus was
reduced to one from two buses in 2009 even though there was high usage; passenger numbers are greater in the afternoons. And as there is one
road leading away from Bethells and Wairere Rds that pass the school, parents often use the time of work to coincide with when school begins.
2.2 Engagement and Consultation
Each class in the school took part in an activity where they learned about the meaning and importance of sustainable transport, identified what they
liked about walking, what would make walking to school easier, and identified local pedestrian safety issues on a large map.
Planning for Real activity, term 2, 2011
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2.3 Travel Plan Development
The baseline survey findings and consultation outcomes were analysed and discussed and this Travel Plan developed by the school’s TravelWise
Working Group involving the following school representatives and supporting agencies as listed below.
Name Role Organisation
Heather Atkinson Principal
Karen Windross AP Waitakere School
Liz Bowen TravelWise Lead Teacher
Stephen Bishop & Ryan Jackson Working Group Member Board of Trustees
Dean Furminger PEO NZ Police
Jo Hinton WSB Coordinator Parent
Deb King School Travel Coordinator Auckland Transport
Creating a second entrance as a new drop zone is a suggestion that Auckland
Transport will investigate, this will require the whole school community’s
involvement, along with support from Auckland Council. This would mean to
develop a footpath that leads from the school to Anzac Valley Rd, it is intended
for those families who live on the Waitakere Rd side so they would not need to
park on Bethells Rd / main entrance. It is early days but it is hoped there will be a
couple of Working Bees organised during summer to prepare for planting in April.
Drawings of a footpath on school grounds will depend on several things, and is
an option the school are seriously considering.
By Ella Armitage
103. Travel Plan Strategies
The strategies used to achieve the TravelWise goals of making school journeys active, social, safe and sustainable are listed below and specific
actions included in subsequent sections.
The types of actions that are proposed include:
Engineering a safer road environment around the school neighbourhood
Educating children, parents and local residents about road safety and alternative modes of transport
Encouraging sustainable and safe travel to and from school
Enforcing appropriate road safety behaviour, especially around the school entrance.
Keen cyclists heading to bike Anzac Valley Rd On the school bus
Bethells Rd entrance
114. Education, Encouragement, Enforcement
This section of the travel plan is the ongoing aspect of the TravelWise programme and will be updated annually. The table below shows how the
school has been working towards the TravelWise Bronze Award during 2011. They will continue to develop their travel plan, aiming to have a student
group who will support the lead teacher to implement and encourage more students to become TravelWise from term 1, 2012.
YEAR 2011 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
st nd
TravelWise Team 1 – with principal – signed up 2 Cont. email/ph support
Meeting Dates – met with staff re. baselines 2x Working group mtg’s, and mtg Planning mtg with BikeWest Engineering mtg – late Nov
3rd – Discussed Overview 4/4 with engineer – 9/6 Launch planning with Deb 1/11
th
4 – Discussed travel report Catch up with Liz – 1/7
EDUCATION PEO patrol training Planning For Real (P4R) – 17th & TW Art competition for the covers BikeWest cycle training – Oct 26
Road Safety 18th May of the travel plan & 28
Sustainable Transport
ENCOURAGEMENT TW Week – March 21-25 Fancy Feet / Wheels Day TravelWise poster competition
Whole school Wheels & Fancy Feet @ launch
Class based WSB cards & reg. promo
Sustainable Transport Meet up with WSBs/analysis WSB – Milo Morning & special WSB celebrations & promotions
Options eg WSB Promote existing routes assembly
ENFORCEMENT Parking enforcement officers -
whenever required throughout the
year
Request enforcement of 40km Reward parents for doing the
zone right thing – Spot prizes
COMMUNICATIONS and Baseline Survey – 62% response Includes consultation, travel Children can write an article in the
CMTY INVOLVEMENT rate report, Engineer’s report, travel TravelWise newsletter
Put up display to show results & plan, working group mtg’s on 10th Nov Launch – Polkadots,
to promote carpooling, have website & in newsletters PEO, Denise Yates attending
reports available @ reception
MONITORING /REPORTING / Baseline Survey – Feb 21-25 Lead Teacher & Student Group ½
Professional Development Lead Teacher’s Workshop – 16/3 day workshop – 30/11
End of year report, Overview &
Checklist to be completed
12Map for the New Entrant Flyer
135. Engineering Action Plan
Forecast
Implement
Project Rationale Responsibility Update
ation
[1]
Year
Highlight the existence of Project under investigation by the Road Safety team.
Threshold/Gateway the school on Bethells Road Safety, Additional gateway treatments are also proposed on Anzac
treatment on Bethells Road and encourage low 2012 Auckland Valley Road and Waitakere Road. All proposals are under
Road vehicle speeds in the Transport investigation. Projects will be installed based on consultation
vicinity of the school outcome and funding availability.
The school has suggested the proposed drop off zone be
Install new drop off Reduce congestion outside Road Safety, installed outside the back entrance of the school, on Anzac
zone on Anzac Valley the main school entrance 2012 Auckland Valley Road. Road Safety will investigate the feasibility of
Road on Bethells Road Transport installing a drop off zone at this new location. Project will be
constructed based on funding availability.
Pedestrian refuge island cannot be installed at this location
Pedestrian crossing due to inadequate space for vehicles to turn into and out of
To provide a safe crossing
facility on Anzac Road Safety, Anzac Valley Road. Road Safety is investigating alternative
point for pedestrians and
Valley Road, at the 2012 Auckland options to highlight pedestrians crossing the intersection of
highlight pedestrians
intersection of Transport Anzac Valley Road and Bethells Road. Project will be
crossing at this intersection
Bethells Road installed based on consultation outcome and funding
availability.
Widening of footpath may be required in order to install
Install new pedestrian To protect pedestrians Road Safety,
pedestrian guard rail. Therefore, feasibility of extending
guardrail on using the footpath on 2012 Auckland
pedestrian guardrail is currently under investigation. Project
Waitakere Road Waitakere Road Transport
will be constructed based on funding availability.
14Road Safety has carried out observations, traffic volume and
pedestrian counts, on Township Road. The installation of a
Install new pedestrian To provide a crossing Road Safety, crossing facility on Township Road, north of the McEntee
crossing facility on facility for the walking 2011 Auckland Road intersection is not feasible at this point in time.
Township Road school bus Transport Road Safety will investigate installing signage to highlight the
locations where the Walking School Bus currently cross
Township Road.
To provide footpath outside
Having investigated the site and existing road condition, the
property number 25
cost involved in installing the proposed footpath is excessive
Bethells Road, up to
Installation of and beyond the scope of this school travel plan program.
Wairere Road intersection, Auckland
footpath on Bethells N/A The request for a footpath on Bethells Road will be forwarded
in order to provide an area Transport
Road to the Footpath Maintenance team of Auckland Transport for
where parents/guardians
investigation and prioritisation within their footpath program
can park and pick up/drop
and funding availability.
off their children.
Having investigated the site and existing road condition, the
Installation of kerb cost involved in installing kerb and channel is excessive and
To improve drainage and
and channel, and seal Auckland beyond the scope of this school travel plan program.
access from parked N/A
the edge of Bethells Transport This request will be forwarded to the Maintenance team of
vehicles
Road Auckland Transport for investigation and prioritisation within
their program and funding availability.
156. Monitoring and Evaluation
The School’s TravelWise Lead Teacher is responsible for keeping records and reporting on a regular basis (and via end of year report) to the
appointed Auckland Transport School Travel Coordinator; to show evidence of curriculum based activities, road safety training, TravelWise events and
promotion of sustainable transport choices taking place at the school, and their effectiveness.
The TravelWise goal of reducing car trips to school, increasing the use of sustainable travel modes and road safety practices will be evaluated by
Auckland Transport by requesting that the school undertakes an annual rollcall survey on the anniversary of the baseline survey; and by using the
Awards Assessment and Checklist criteria, which will be agreed at the end of the school year. A move up to the TravelWise Gold Award level of
recognition and support will be achieved when the school reaches a 4% or more reduction in car trips to school, as well as the above mentioned
initiatives.
Auckland Transport also carries out regular external evaluations of the TravelWise programme, involving selected schools participating in a more in-
depth evaluation/case study exercise. It is possible that Waitakere School may be invited to participate in this process in the future.
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